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On Trust: A Book of Lies

These pairings search for definition and meaning whilst acknowledging the beauty and strength in never actually being able to capture either

The speaker of these lines is himself caught up in the glare

and finally to the development of complex consciousness on our own planet

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Road Trip by Marvin Thompson <b>PBS Spring Recommendation 2020</b> John Agard On Trust: A Book ofTheir skin evoked Britains colonial past and something in me blew Marvin Thompsons debut collection provides a refreshing perspective in a climate where Brexit turned tongues profane. We hear a Black British poet speaking from the Welsh countryside, but his is no ordinary poetry of place. The Welsh woodlands provide the perfect canvas for Thompsons interrogation of heritage and identity. He writes with a wry lyricism, demonstrated by his delicious